Ade 2017 - 7 Totally Essential Parties

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is one of dance music's most important annual events. In addition to an industry conference, ADE is a fully-fledged city festival that seems to get bigger each year. As Europe's answer to Miami Music Week, the event attracts the biggest DJs from all genres of electronic music, who converge on the Dutch city for 5 days of parties ranging from the intimate to the vast. Here we focus on the latter – the huge shows that should be on your ADE calendar.

PAN-POT PRESENTS SECOND STATE

Pan-Pot’s Second State returns to ADE on Wednesday 18th October. The German techno duo will be joined by Amelie Lens, Nick Curly, Joey Daniel and Michael Klein for the party at De Marktkantine.marktkantine.nl

Fresh from an incredible residency in Ibiza, Maceo Plex brings Mosaic back to the ‘Dam in association with Audio Obscura on Friday 20th October. Maceo will be joined by Paranoid London, The Drifter and Levon Vincent at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, a venue traditionally associated with classical music.audio-obscura.com

DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE

Defected bring Sam Divine, Sonny Fodera, DJ Haus, Low Steppa and Ninetoes to Air on Friday 20th October. Expect a night of the finest house music, from one of the best labels in the business.defected.com

TOP 100 DJS AWARDS SHOW AT AMF

Our annual Top 100 DJs poll results will be announced live on stage at the Amsterdam ArenA as the climactic moment of Amsterdam Music Festival. AMF, which takes place inside the Ajax football stadium on Saturday 21st October, also features performances from David Guetta, Marshmello and Hardwell & Armin Van Buuren (back2back exclusive).amf-festival.com

AWAKENINGS BY DAY

Taking over the stunning Gashouder – a converted gasometer – Awakenings are running four days of events, and all are worthy of this list. But our pick is the daytime session on Saturday 21st October with Nicole Moudaber and Danny Tenaglia.awakenings.com

ELROW ADE - SAMBODROMO DO BRASIL

Elrow bring a taste of Carnival to De Kromhouthal on Sunday 22nd October. Eats Everything, wAFF, Pack Osuna and Michel de Hey provide the soundtrack, while Elrow's notorious production will bring a visual spectacle that's worth waiting until Sunday for.kromhouthal.com